B
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48%
48% -- qr trust content preview rate for QR code users (2025-12)
48% of surveyed QR code users cite content previews as the top factor boosting trust in QR codes.
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48%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025-12
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Sample Size
1,548
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
QR TIGER
Primary
Tier B
https://digitalmedianet.com/quishing-surges-146-in-q1-2026-as-attackers-hide-behind-the-code/ ↗
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Quishing Surges 146% in Q1 2026 as Attackers Hide Behind the Code
Quishing Surges 146% in Q1 2026 as Attackers Hide Behind the Code
QR code phishing is becoming hard to ignore as attacks grow rapidly. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, “quishing” incidents spiked by 146%, with nearly 18.7 million cases recorded in March, according to threat intelligence data.
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QR TIGER
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Methodology
QR TIGER survey of 1,548 respondents aged 25-44, December 2025
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QR code users: 48% qr trust content preview rate. Source: QR TIGER (2025-12). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/qr-content-preview-trust
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/qr-content-preview-trust" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>48%</strong> -- qr trust content preview rate for QR code users<br><small>Source: QR TIGER (2025-12) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/qr-content-preview-trust" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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